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anticipation

anticipation


an·tic·i·pa·tion    Audio Help   (ān-tĭs'ə-pā'shən)   

n.  

  1. The act of anticipating.

  2. An expectation.

  3. Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.

  4. The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.

  5. Music Introduction on a weak beat of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.

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